Flacco agrees to new deal

(3/1/13) FOX Sports reports Friday that the Ravens have come to an agreement with quarterback Joe Flacco on a new contract. According to the report, Flacco has agreed to a six-year deal worth $120.6 million, which will make him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. He finished his fifth season in the league with a career-high 3,817 yards, while completing 59.7 percent of his 531 pass attempts. He scored 22 touchdowns, giving him four consecutive seasons with at least 20 scores. Flacco is officially expected to sign his new deal Monday.

Flacco nearing new deal?

(2/24/13) NFL.com reports Sunday that the Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco are "plugging away" at a new deal. Flacco finished his fifth NFL season with a career-high 3,817 yards, while completing 59.7 percent of his 531 pass attempts. He scored 22 touchdowns, giving him four consecutive seasons with at least 20 scores.

Flacco seeking huge contract

(2/6/13) Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is clearly looking at a big pay day following his Super Bowl MVP win against the 49ers. But how much? When asked whether Flacco should be the highest paid quarterback in the NFL, his agent Joe Linta simply said: "Yes," according to CNBC. That would mean more than the $18 million Denver paid Peyton Manning this season, or the $20 million a year that Drew Brees is averaging in New Orleans. He's younger than both. He's won as much as they have. And Flacco is just heading into the peak of his career. "When you do a contract of this magnitude, you look at what is the player's body of work presently," Linta said. "And what are the expectations going forward over the next four, five or six years. Joe wins on both accounts."

Flacco 'optimistic' for new deal

(2/5/13) After being named MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, Joe Flacco must now look to the future. His rookie contract has expired, so Flacco and the Ravens will now be tasked with hammering out a new deal in the coming weeks. "I'm pretty optimistic, but who knows?" Flacco said of striking a deal with the Ravens, according to the Baltimore Sun. "There's all kinds of crazy things that can happen with these contracts that we've all seen before, but this is a great organization. I love being [in this] great city, so I don't really anticipate any problems." Flacco's agent, Joe Linta, expects to meet with the Ravens soon in order to hash out what is likely to be a very lucrative deal. For Baltimore's part, they, too, expect a deal to get done, though it's anyone's guess at the price tag. If Flacco is given the franchise tag -- rather than the long-term deal he wants -- the quarterback will earn $14.6 million next season, according to the report.

Flacco earns Super Bowl glory

(2/3/13) Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco connected on 22 of his 33 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns during Baltimore's 34-31 victory over San Francisco in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday. Flacco found Anquan Boldin for a 13-yard strike in the first quarter. He then hooked up with Dennis Pitta on a sort 1-yard touchdown pass and a 56-yard touchdown bomb to Jacoby Jones, all in the second quarter. He was sacked just twice as he finished with 124.2 quarterback rating and was named Super Bowl MVP. "They have to give it to one guy and I'm not going to complain that I got it," Flacco told reporters after the win.